DEWITT - The DeWitt Lady Dragons wrapped up the 8-3A conference championship Tuesday by getting past the Rison Lady Wildcats, 6-3, in a league game Tuesday at DeWitt.
The loss dropped Rison to 7-8 overall and 4-3 in league play. The Lady ‘Cats are currently third in the conference standings, a game behind second-place McGehee that sits at 5-2.
Rison still has a shot at second in the conference since the Lady ‘Cats and Lady Owls are scheduled to meet Friday at Lady Wildcat Field. McGehee won the first meeting, 12-6, back on April 8. Rison would need to win by 7 to earn the tie-breaker and earn the no. 2 seed for the Class 3A Region 4 Tournament next week at Ashdown.
Tuesday’s game at DeWitt came down to a three-run second inning by the Lady Dragons.
DeWitt scored two runs off a couple of errors in the bottom of the first before the Lady ‘Cats answered with two runs in the top of the second.
Elissa Summar walked to start the inning before a grounder gave Rison its first out. Mackenzie King then lined into right for a double, scoring Summar. King eventually scored on Layne Potter’s grounder before the inning ended on a tag-out.
The Lady Dragons scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the second with two out.
After a lead-off single, the next two batters were retired. A hit batter followed by two singles plated three runs to make it 5-2 DeWitt.
Rhagen Price’s RBI single in the third closed it to 5-3.
DeWitt’s final run came off a wild pitch in the fifth.
Potter, Hyatt, Price and King accounted for Rison’s four hits in the game.
Rison 7, Quitman 2
RISON - Carlese Johnson went 3-for-4 to drive in three runs as the Rison Lady Wildcats pulled away in the fourth inning for a 7-2 win over the Quitman Lady Bulldogs in non-conference action Monday at Lady Wildcat Field.
Rison broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third when Claire Socia led off with a single, Riley Hyatt followed with a double and Layne Potter walked to load the bases. Johnson followed with a …